Washington, D.C. · Public charity
American Chemistry Council
The purpose of the council shall be the promotion of the interests of the business of chemistry in the united states of america, its territories and possessions and globally.
- $3.6M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 17
- Grants FY2024
- 18
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $2,879,907
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 20
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 14
- Total assets, FY2024
- $167M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 33% of the organizations American Chemistry Council funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $191k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 16 | $3.6M | 56% |
| FY2023 | 18 | $1.5M | 33% |
| FY2022 | 18 | $2.6M | 50% |
| FY2021 | 20 | $3.1M | 85% |
| FY2020 | 16 | $1.9M | 88% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $1.6M | 25% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $768k | 25% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $1.1M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation for Chemistry Research and Initiatives | $12,043,844 | 8 | 100% |
| Applied Building Technology Group LLC | $690,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Engineers Without Borders-Usainc | $600,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Institute for Market Transformation | $275,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Scipinion LLC | $260,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Institute of Chemical Engineers | $213,081 | 4 | 0% |
| Greenwood Cemetery Preservation Association Inc | $160,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Closed Loop Partners LLC | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Recycling Partnership Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Keep America Beautiful Inc | $140,000 | 2 | 1% |
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Where it is load-bearing
American Chemistry Council supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 47 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: AARP · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About American Chemistry Council
- How much does American Chemistry Council give?
- American Chemistry Council reported 17 grants totaling $3,617,229 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 20 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does American Chemistry Council fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Science & Tech (78%), Environment (7%), Community Improvement (5%).
- Who are American Chemistry Council's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Foundation for Chemistry Research and Initiatives ($12M), Applied Building Technology Group LLC ($690k), Engineers Without Borders-Usainc ($600k).
- Does American Chemistry Council fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as American Chemistry Council?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include AARP, Charities Aid Foundation America, The Pfizer Foundation Inc.
- Where is American Chemistry Council based?
- American Chemistry Council is based in DC.
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